Chapter 58 How did he do it?
"What stone?"

Li Ming was a little confused by what he said and couldn't figure it out after thinking for a long time.

It can’t be a meteorite from outer space, right?
But he still nodded and promised to visit Magistrate Lou when he had time.

County Magistrate Lou was usually nice to them, especially he helped a lot in expanding Qianming Martial Arts School, so they should go and thank him.

Captain Xing was relieved when he saw Li Ming agreed.

He took a few more sips of tea and stood up hastily.

"Okay, the town has expanded recently and a lot of new businesses have moved in. There's a lot to do, so I'll go first."

After saying this, Captain Xing hurried out with a knife slung over his shoulder.

Normally I would take something with me, but this time I didn’t even bother to take advantage of the small bargains at the inn.

"Hey, Lao Xing, eat something before you go..."

Tong Xiangyu still wanted to keep him, but Captain Xing's back had already disappeared.

Tong Xiangyu was just about to express her feelings and say that Captain Xing had worked very hard for the town residents, but Lu Xiucai next to her lowered his voice.

"Captain Xing was busy visiting newly opened shops to greet them. Every time he visited, people gave him red envelopes."

"There is such a thing!" Tong Xiangyu suddenly stopped feeling distressed.

On the other side, Guo Furong came close to Li Ming again and asked him questions.

Ever since Li Ming demonstrated his strength several times, Guo Furong has developed a passion for him similar to the passion she had for the Thief back then.

"Master Li, this sword is the one you used yesterday, right? It's more exquisite than the previous ones!"

Guo Furong was very curious about Li Ming's sword.

Li Ming couldn't stand her enthusiasm and picked up the sword to show her.

"This is... the Nine-Curved Sword!"

The knowledgeable Bai Zhantang came over and saw the trick at a glance.

I couldn't help but take the sword in my hand and pull out half of it to observe it.

Guo Furong leaned over with her arms around her shoulders, posing in a serious manner.

"It is indeed a good sword! It seems that the Songshan Sect is still very wealthy."

After expressing his feelings, Bai Zhantang returned the sword to Li Ming.

Bai Zhantang was right. This was exactly the sword that Zhong Zhen, the Nine-Curved Sword Master, had worn before.

After dealing with them last time, Li Ming considered that he didn't have a suitable sword, so he tried his spoils.

Qiu Er's sword was too heavy and uncomfortable to use.

Although Shan Yifei was known as the third on the Jiangnan Famous Swords List, his sword had to be hidden in the grooves of wooden hands and feet. It was too thin and had a unique shape, and Li Ming found it difficult to use.

However, Zhong Zhen’s Nine-Curve Sword is very good, so Li Ming used it temporarily.

This was also the sword I used when dealing with Xuan Nan and others yesterday.

Otherwise, a long sword made of ordinary materials would be completely unable to support the power of the fourteenth sword and might break as soon as it was used.

However, Li Ming could clearly feel that the Nine-Curve Sword was just enough for him, and if he upgraded it further, he might not be able to use it well.

After reading it, Bai Zhantang returned the sword to Li Ming.

However, when he took it, Li Ming keenly noticed that the internal force fluctuations at Bai Zhantang's fingertips were slightly different.

Bai Zhantang's strength should have improved a lot compared to before.

Li Ming couldn't help but look at him more with admiration.

Soon, Li Dazui prepared the dishes and brought them over. As usual, the food he prepared for Li Ming was intentionally light. After Li Ming finished eating, he paid the bill and got up to leave.

Seeing that Li Ming was about to leave, the diners in the inn who were dressed as warriors focused their attention on him again and could no longer sit still.

"Master Li!"

Several warriors hurriedly paid the bill and ran out to Li Ming.

"We brothers admire the reputation of Master Li and ask Master Li to accept us as his disciples for our sincerity!"

Several people's eyes were full of expectations.

Li Ming looked at them and frowned, "If you want to enter our martial arts school, just pay the money, or follow the process to test your martial arts qualifications. What do you say to me?"

Several people gritted their teeth and said, "Master Li, we are all devoted to martial arts and do not want to be ordinary disciples like others. We beg Master Li to be flexible. Otherwise, we brothers are willing to kneel down forever!"

As they spoke, they all knelt on the ground.

As soon as Li Ming saw them dressed as warriors with swords and knives, he knew that they had been in the martial arts world for quite some time, and all of them had strength from the Qi realm to the Gang realm.

He said something sincere, but he was actually very shrewd.

They had obviously heard about Li Ming's record and came here with a speculative mentality. And they were using the same trick on themselves?
"roll!"

Li Ming spoke bluntly.

"Master Li, if we are truly devoted to martial arts, we can..."

Before he could finish his words and before Li Ming could make any move, a strong wind blew straight in his face.

Several people were pushed outward by the powerful internal energy and fell several times, suffering heavy injuries.

"If you dare to entangle again, each of you will leave one hand behind."

Li Ming's voice came, but the person had already walked away.

As a result, many foreign warriors around gave up their little thoughts after seeing this.

They all heard about Li Ming's achievements and came here to see if there was any chance to get something for free.

Li Ming's victory over Xuan Nan has led many people to judge his strength to be at the Grandmaster level.

A Grandmaster is quite precious in the martial arts world, and most of them belong to major sects, making it extremely difficult for ordinary people to see them.

But now, a master is actually opening a martial arts school and teaching disciples.

In addition, many people have heard that Li Ming's martial arts school has a rule of accepting outstanding disciples for free, so they were all interested.

I feel that the existence of such a powerful, kind-hearted, and easily approachable Grandmaster is an opportunity for everyone!
For low-level martial artists who roam the underworld, they want to seize every opportunity to turn things around.

So there are those who want to beg and plead to become a disciple, there are those who want to wait for an opportunity to show off near the martial arts gym, and there are also those who want to write a script and act pitifully to get something for free.

Li Ming could probably guess what they were thinking.

The main reason is that he rose too quickly and has not had time to build his own influence. The scale of the martial arts school and the strength of his disciples also need to grow.

If it were other major sects, when they encountered such people who wanted to take advantage of the situation, the outer disciples would directly beat them out.

If I don't establish my authority, these speculators with ulterior motives will only make the surrounding area more and more chaotic.

Li Ming had a premonition that after this battle, there would be another large wave of people coming to bother him.

It seems that we still need to work hard to cultivate the strength of our disciples...

Li Ming returned to the martial arts gym.

Not long after I sat down, I heard noise coming from outside.

Soon afterwards, a disciple came running to report that the Beggars' Gang had come again.

Li Ming looked outside and, sure enough, another group of Beggars' Gang members appeared at the entrance of the martial arts hall.

After what happened yesterday, the disciples in the martial arts hall were generally a little sensitive, thinking that they were here to cause trouble again, and immediately gathered around, looking wary.

But soon, they discovered that there was a familiar figure among this group of Beggars' Gang, and that figure was Wan Dajin.

The disciples then relaxed their expressions a little.

Soon, Li Ming invited them in and seated them in the hall.

The traces of yesterday's fierce battle are still left in the courtyard of the martial arts hall, and there is no time to repair them, but there is no damage in the main hall.

Wan Dajin stood aside with his hands hanging down, and sitting opposite Li Ming was a middle-aged man with a kind face, wearing gray patched clothes.

He is Elder Fa Ru Shan, the third of the four great elders of the Beggars' Sect of the Ming Dynasty.

Although it was the first time the two met, the atmosphere was completely different from yesterday. There was no hostility at all, but rather it was very harmonious.

This scene left all the martial arts school disciples stunned.

Wan Dajin, who was standing next to him, was still confused and felt a little unreal.

Yesterday he begged Li Ming in vain and was forced to return to the Beggars' Sect. He had already prepared himself for the worst.

But unexpectedly, as soon as he returned, he was called over by Elder Fa and praised greatly.

He was praised for his courage in standing up, maintaining the reputation of the Beggars' Sect, and drawing a clear line between himself and the bad elements in the gang. Not only was he not at fault, but he was meritorious.

Not only was Wan Dajin not punished, he also retained his position as the leader of the Dali branch and also served as the Ten Directions Messenger within the gang.

This operation made him feel like he was in a dream.

But soon, Wan Dajin thought of Li Ming.

Li Ming had said before that he had made arrangements and told him to go back without worry, and that nothing would happen. And it turned out to be true!
But how can he, an outsider, control the situation of our gang?
How did he do that?
Wan Dajin was so exhausted that he felt that he could not figure out the behavior of Master Li at all.

My fear and dread of him also deepened.

Not to mention him, even the disciples of the martial arts school were confused by the current situation.

Didn’t the owner of the hall fight to the death with the people from the Beggars’ Sect yesterday?
The other side’s two elders, one dead and one injured, so why is the atmosphere so harmonious when we visited today?
Yang Guo and Lin Pingzhi could not help but look at each other, unable to understand what was going on.

(End of this chapter)